An empirical relation is fitted to the data over the whole range of temperatures to provide a single smooth relation for engineering applications.
That argument will be harder to make now.But it is unlikely that the latest deal will begin a phase of smooth relations.
The remarks aired as Obama made his way to Saudi Arabia on a mission to smooth relations with the longtime U.S. ally, recently dismayed by Washington's policy in Syria, Iran and Egypt.
Peter Saharko, president of the State House Correspondent's Club, said the McGreevey administration had been making an effort to smooth relations with press row, which had hit a low point after reporters stalked out of a budget briefing last month.
Another detained scholar, Gao Zhan, was also convicted and deported, in what was seen as an effort to smooth relations with Washington before Secretary of State Colin L. Powell's visit to Beijing.
The club's response to the investigation put them in direct conflict with the Football Association but Press Association Sport understands high-level talks have taken place - and will continue to do so - in an attempt to smooth relations.
To cheers from the war-weary, he signalled a possible way to smooth relations, especially as Barack Obama also called for a diplomatic solution.For the American president, the worth of any such deal would be immense.
This type of revisionist atmosphere has become a significant obstacle to smooth relations between Japan and its neighbors.
Mr. Cisneros, a media tycoon and one of Latin America's most powerful figures, had discreetly arranged for Mr. Iglesias, a close friend, to smooth relations between the leaders.
The State Department, however, appears to be much more concerned with sensitivities in Pakistan, a longtime foe of the Northern Alliance, to maintain smooth relations with a vital ally and to hold together the allied coalition.
